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Lano

Myxus elongatus Günther, 1861

Status not recordedbony fish

The lano (Myxus elongatus) is a species in the family Mugilidae, order Mugiliformes.

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Quick facts about the lano

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the lano live?

Not recorded

Is the lano endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the lano classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderMugiliformes
  5. familyMugilidae
  6. genusMyxus
  7. SpeciesMyxus elongatus Günther, 1861
Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Black spot mulletEnglish
  • Bully mulletEnglish
  • PoddyEnglish
  • Sand grey mulletEnglish
  • Sand mulletEnglish
  • TallegalaneEnglish
  • Tallegalane mulletEnglish
  • TallegaleneEnglish
  • Wide Bay mulletEnglish
  • BlaneutAcehnese
  • cípal protáhlýCzech
  • Mújol de arenaSpanish
  • Продолговатая песчаная кефальRussian
  • 长黏鲻Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the lano

Other species in the same genus Myxus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the lano?

The lano (Myxus elongatus) belongs to the family Mugilidae in the order Mugiliformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lano (Myxus elongatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lano

MLA

“Lano (Myxus elongatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/lano.

BibTeX
@misc{lano_2026,
  title = {Lano (Myxus elongatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lano},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}